Rangers find hope in rubble

Rangers season has been little short of a disaster, but there could be some light at the end of the tunnel for the beleaguered Ibrox side. By Richard Wilson

Rangers no doubt feel that this has been a season to forget, a campaign so clustered with disappointment that it will be as welcome a memory as recalling exam results that read only a list of “F” for fail. But they do not necessarily need turn away to shield their eyes from Celtic’s surge towards the title. If Rangers scrabble amid the significance of the dominance of Martin O’Neill’s side, they might find something of worth for themselves. The mental wounds could provide a compelling spur when the Ibrox side begin their campaign of recovery.

A number of Celtic players have spoken this season of being driven on by the hurt and dejection they suffered in losing the Premierleague title to Rangers on the very last day of last term. Similarly, Arsenal’s players have mined greater degrees of urgency and unity from their experience of surrendering the Premiership title to